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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Maine rates for HCPCS 86704

This blood test checks for an antibody the body makes in response to the core part of the hepatitis B virus. Its presence generally indicates a person has been exposed to hepatitis B at some point, whether the infection is current, past, or chronic.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.76$5.89 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$11.75 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 46th of 51

$9.77

VT $87.10MD $9.12

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.